The Tanagawa Line (多奈川線, Tanagawa-sen) is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, owned by Nankai Electric Railway. This line connects to the Nankai Main Line.
Nankai Tanagawa Line | |
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Overview | |
Native name | 多奈川線 |
Locale | Osaka Prefecture |
Termini | |
Stations | 4 |
Service | |
Operator(s) | Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. |
History | |
Opened | 1 June 1944 |
Closed | 1966 | (Ferry Line To Sumoto)
Technical | |
Line length | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) |
Number of tracks | Single |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead lines |
Operating speed | 45 km/h (28 mph) |
The line opened in 1944, electrified at 1500 VDC, to serve the Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipbuilding yard. In 1948 a ferry service connecting to Tokushima on Shikoku via Awaji Island commenced service, and an express service operated from Namba to Tanagawa as part of this service until 1993, the ferry service ceasing in 1998 upon the opening of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge.
No. | Station name | Distance (km) |
Connecting Lines | Location |
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NK41 | Misaki-kōen みさき公園 |
0.0 | Nankai Main Line | Misaki, Osaka |
NK41-1 | Fukechō 深日町 |
1.4 | ||
NK41-2 | Fukekō 深日港 |
2.1 | ||
NK41-3 | Tanagawa 多奈川 |
2.6 |
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia